Video: Man trampled to death by horse at viral Mexican quinceañera

According to Mexican media outlet Horacero, the man was the leader of a group called the "Coyotes Negros" and was hit by his own horse. The race's winner would be awarded 10,000 pesos, or about $500.

According to Mexican media outlet Horacero, the man was the leader of a group called the "Coyotes Negros" and was hit by his own horse. The race's winner would be awarded 10,000 pesos, or about $500.

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According to Mexican media outlet Horacero, the man was the leader of a group called the "Coyotes Negros" and was hit by his own horse. The race's winner would be awarded 10,000 pesos, or about $500.

According to Mexican media outlet Horacero, the man was the leader of a group called the "Coyotes Negros" and was hit by his own horse. The race's winner would be awarded 10,000 pesos, or about $500.

Video: Man trampled to death by horse at viral Mexican quinceañera

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The viral Mexican quinceañera that was launched by a Facebook fluke in December was tainted with the death of an attendee was trampled to death by a horse on Monday during the party.

Rubi Ibarra Garcia's 15th birthday party in San Luis Potosi grabbed headlines when her parents set a Facebook invite to public, accidentally turning it into a worldwide party that attracted the attention of millions, including celebrities.

The quinceañera was complete with the dressed-up debutante and traditions helping to transition the young girl into a woman. But the shindig went awry when an attendee, 66-year-old Félix Peña, was trampled by a horse during a race.

According to Mexican media outlet Horacero, the man was the leader of a group called the "Coyotes Negros" and was hit by his own horse. The race's winner would be awarded 10,000 pesos, or about $500.